SPORTING BREVITIES.
Lord Derby, the trotter, Ims won up
ward of $"0,000 this season to date.
Harvard beat Princeton for intereol
legiate sell championship by 14 holes
to 0.
A woman's gymnasium, to cost $31,-
000, will be built at the University of
Chicago.
Horse racing in California the com
v „ lug winter will be on a higher plane
p" than ever before.
During the Harlem meeting, at Chi
cago, $157,777 was distributed in
stakes and purses.
The "Western Jockey Club has re
fused to grant a trainer's license to
Steve l'Homraodieu.
Dan Patchen failed to beat the pac
ing record (1.59%) at Memphis, Tenn.,
making the mile in 2.01.
The athletic council of Cornell Uni
versity lias voted to send a crew to
compete in the Henley regatta next
year.
Prince Alert won a match race from
Sir Albert S. at Memphis, Tenn., and
lowered the pacing record for a half
mile to 57% seconds.
Sidney Burns, one of the American
turfmen expelled from Prance, re
" turned to Paris, was rearrested and
escorted to tAe frontier,
i Editli W., driven by Prank G. Jones,
* won a free-for-all pace at Memphis,
' 'Tenn., pacing each heat in 2.05%, n rec
ord for two heats for mares.
O'Connor, the jockey, has been en
gaged by Baron de Rothschild to ride
in Prance for the next three years at a
salary of $15,000 per annum.
Yachtsmen are greatly pleased that
C. Oliver Iselin has consented to take
Charge of the new boat to be built for
the defense of the America's Cup.
There is a good deal of discussion
among the golfers in London about the
rubber-cored ball. The best players
say the lively ball puts the inferior
players in the class with them, and
they are opposed to it.
TUNNEL SAFETY STGNALS.
Are Put at Either End of the Bergen
Boring.
The Erie Railroad Company has re-
Vcently installed a system of safetj
signals in the Bergen tunnel, Jersey
City, v/hioh is hoped will prove a per
fect safeguard against, accidents
This tunnel is about 4,500 feet long,
cut throught solid rock, and the dark
ness of the interior in intense. There
are two tracks, and heretofore in
case of an accident to a train in the
tunnel there was no moans of pre
venting a second train from rushing
In and being wrecked in the debris
of the first. The tunnel is now sup
plied with signal ho>:o3 located 200
feet apart, with an electric light over
each. In case of accidents it in the
duty of one of the trainmen to re
move a plug from one of tho signal
boxes, which immediately causes the
flashing of red lamps at either end of
the tunnel, thus giving a signal to
all approaching trains.
Jeff Seaton, eoal operator located
i near Sholhina, Mo., has opened two
'S.mines—ono for uninon and one foi
' nonunion men—so that the miners
can take their choice. Eleven men
have commenced work in the non
union -niine and 15 have gone to work
in the other. The same scale of pay
Is in effect at both mines.
7"l INVESTMENT
The Preferred Stock of the
W. L, Douglas ®co. e
Capital Stock, $2,000,000.
51,000,000 Preferred Stock.
$1,000,000 Oommon Stock,
1 Shares, SI OO each. Sold at Par.
Only Pref Trotl Slock offered for sale.
W. L. Douglas retains all Common Stock.
Why tnvst your money at )* or 4* when the W. U
DouuUs Profrtirnt Stock pave 7 and i* nb9olutely Bafe.
■ ' .'I'■ h 1 11 d Hll i ur<
t .isii iiiii-ii mire than the amount necessary to nay"*
animal tllvi lend on the preferred Mock of 11,000,000.
The arm- i ll D'lsliiesa imw is fn.WtO.IXW, it is inn easing
v tv rapidly, and will equal 57.a0.0f0 for the year 1903.
The factory Is now turning out 7HOO pairs of shoes per
<lav. and an addition to the plant is Whig built which
will Increase tin; capacity to 10.000 pairs per <lhv. The
reason 1 atn oH>rin tho Preferred Slock tor sale is to
piiroetuate the business.
If you wish to Invest In 'he best shoe business In the
world, which is permanent, and receive 71 on your
money, you can purchase one share or more In this
(treat business. S nd money by cashier's check, certified
chock, cypress oi r. (). money orders, made payable te
W. L. IJouwl w. Certificate of stock will bo sent yon
bv return m id. Prospectus giving fnil Information free
W. i.. LAS, Brockton, Slaw.
I Dark Hair
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" I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor
for a great many years, and al
though I am past eighty years of
age, yet I have not a gray hair in
my head."
Geo. Yellott, Towson, Md. j
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dark color your hair used j
to have. If it's gray now, j
no matter; for Ayer's j
Hair Vigor always re-:
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Sometimes it makes the a
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! © MATTERS. I
Selecting; Seed Corn.
To save seed corn select the ripest,
heaviest, earliest ears, and from the
strongest and most prolific stalks. In
this manner the corn can be improved
every year, and at a very little expense
and care.
Restoring Worn Out Soils.
When soils are partially abandoned
because of the expense of restoring
them by the purchase of fertilizers,
the farmer has at his command the op
portunities of green manures. The old
system of farming was to recuperate
the soil by allowing it to rest for a
year or two, by not compelling it to
produce a crop.
Stones in the (iarden Soil.
Don't be impatient to get all the
small stones out of your garden soil.
Any as lnrge as a baseball should cer
tainly be taken out, hut the smaller
stones, especially those the size of a
marble, help the soil by keeping it
loose, allowing good circulation of
water and helping to warm it some
what. This is especially valuable
where an early crop is wanted.
Having a Specialty.
It is not a bad plan for any farmer
to have some specialty aside from his
regular crops, if he is not too short for
help. Among the things to be suggest
ed a small area in some one fruit
would he within reach of all. This
would afford a profit in the majority of
seasons, and every now nnd then
comes a year when a fruit crop is
worth a very handsome sum.
Improving Poor Land.
Poor laud can never he improved un
less something is added to it. It is
cheaper to allow time, In the effort to
grow crops to be plowed under, than
to attempt to take a scanty crop ffom
the land. When the laud is poor the
manure should he concentrated 011
smaller areas, and allow a portion of
the land to go uncropped until manure
can be given to it. Time will he saved,
however, by using green manurial
crops and fertilizers. The farmer who i
pays taxes 011 poor land taxes himself
unnecessarily.
Trampincr Seed Into the Kartli.
Peter Henderson some years ago
called attention to the use of the feet
in planting vegetable seed in dry
weather. If small seeds are sown and
loosely covered with dry earth they of
ten fail to germinate, or, just after
germination, they lie and perish. If,
however, the earth is compressed about
the seed at the time of planting, such
drying docs not occur, and the seeds
germinate well, even when the ground
Is very dry. To lie sure, if the ground
is full of moisture, this method would
uot be followed.
Oiling Humes*.
It is a good plan to keep harness
well oiled, as It will make it wear
longer and keep it soft nod pliable and
much more easily handled. Soft, well
oiled harness will stand more pulling
than a set that has not been oiled. It
takes the life nnd toughness out of
leather to use It without oiling. The
cost of tho oil and the work of apply
ing it will be'saved many times by the
harness lasting longer and the saving
in repairs. The harness can be oiled
some wet day when little else could
he done, and the time consumed in
doing it will hardly be missed.—The
Epitomist.
Temperature For Bees.
Bees should he kept at a temperature
ranging from forty-two to l'orly-five
degrees above zero, and the hives
should be dry. The light should be
excluded as much as possible and the
hives should uot he exposed to sudden
changes of temperature. An ample
supply of honey should he left for tire
support of the bees during the winter.
It is not necessary to put the hires
under shelter until winter approaches
and if the colony in each hive is no!
strong it will he of but little service
until it recovers in the spring. Too
much warmth In winter is not con
ducive lo success.
Salt in the Manure neap.
Salt iu the manure heap -will prove
beneficial. As kaiuit contains a large
proportion of salt, and also a percent
age of crude sulphate of potash, it may
he mixed with the manure by turning
the heap over, ogre being taken that all
portions of the manure lie sprinkled
with the kainit. It prevents loss of am
monia to a certain extent and adds
potash to the manure, while salt at
tracts moisture and serves as an aid
to prevent "fire-fanning" of the man
ure. Whenever manure Is turned wri
the coarse materials should lie placed
in tlte centre in order that they may
more quickly be decomposed.
Tho 1 f rv I'roHH.
The farmer who has more hay than
barn room will find it a good invest
ment to have a hay press that lie m. ;•
put it into smaller hulk, so that there
will he room for it in the barn, instead
of stacking it out of doors. It will
keep better, aufi if he has any to sell it
will he more easily handled and sell
more readily at a better price. If one
cannot afford to inly a press, let those
in a neighborhood who are likely to
want to use it unite in owning. The
hay may lie stacked until the cutting
and curing is over with, if one does not
wish to run the press in haying time,
liut the quicker the stack is reduced to
bales the better.
Tnci-easing Fertility of the Farm.
The profit from farming comes In
slowly, and several years may elapse
before the farmer is aware that his
farm pays. This is due to the fact that
fertility in the soil is cumulative, the
results of the first year being but lit
tle, apparently, though every year
thereafter the farm will increase In
productive capacity. The system of
farming practiced will also influence
the future of the farm. Where stock
is a specialty the results are nearly al
ways excellent, and rotation of crops
aid in giving a profit, but the largest
gain is when the farmer uses fertilizers
liberally and gives his attention to the
preservation of the manure produced
on the farm.
Cheaply Made Open Shed.
An open shed is almost a necessity in
raising chicks, both as protection from
showers and cold winds and for a shel
ter at night. One can very easfly b.
made in the fashion shown in the cut.
Lapped boards form the roof. One end
of each rafter rests upon the ground,
while two posts support the other ends.
The ends of the shed are boarded up,
the whole taking ncrt more than half
an hour's work, while the whole can
quickly be taken apart at the end of
the season.—New York Tribune Farm
er.
Intensive Farming:*
Intensive cultivation lays up for the
future just as much as the improve
ment of a piece of property in n good
neighborhood increases the valuation
of the land for the future. One might
make annual outlays for improving
property, and not get actual returns
for two or three years. So in the sys
tem of intensive cultivation the returns
may be several j-ears ahead. In the
matter of the soil one finds that the
land improves through intensive culti
vation slowly but surely, and while
we may not be able to see the improve
ment this year or next It will in time
come. Some soils are in such poor
condition that it requires at least two
or three seasons to make them re
spond to intensive systems of culture.
Likewise some crops do not respond
quickly to the careful selection of seed
and thorough cultivation.—Michigan
Farmer.
Uwg of Fallen Leaven.
Forest leaves make an excellent bed
ding for stables, and at the same time
one of the richest fertilizers. It is not
good poliey, however, to gather the
leaves from a piece of woodland, as
such action will in time exhaust the
soil and cause injury to the trees.
When the leaves blow into ravines
they may be gathered and used at the
barn. Dry leaves, held in place by a
few houghs, make an excellent protec
tion for such vegetables as lettuce,
spinach, onions, etc., as are wintered In
the open air. Leaves forked in about
young trees keep the soil loose and pro
mflte rapid growth. Leaves thrown
into the seratcldng pen where chickens
are confined in winter are excellent to
give them exercise In hunting for their
food. They also are excellent for clos
ing the crevices in old pens where
chickens, pigs, etc., may be confined in
winter. When ienves are yearly re
moved from a lawn it is necessary to
return to the soil a fertilizer equivalent
in value to the leaves removed.—Dr.
George G. Groff, in New York Tribune
Farmer.
DOOR Farming Fay?
The question as to whether farming
pays is not fundamental. It is merely)
incidental. A necessary occupation)
must pay. Too often it is answered ini
the negative by the mere citing of
cases in which farming is unremunera
tlvo. The abandoned farms of New
England may not pay,*' else they might
not have been abandoned. Yet even
here there may be a fallacy. Perhaps
the farm that has ceased to he profit
able under the old system of farming
may hp made to pay under a new sys
tem. Strictly speaking there are prob
ably no abandoned farms in New Eng
land. There may be a change in own
ership and in methods, but the lands
still yield a crop for somebody. They
have not reverted to the public domain.
The management of land is undergoing
a radical change. This change may
result In hardships to the individual
who will not accept the new order, hilt
it works to the betterment of the farm
and consequently of the community.
Farming pays even though n farmer
hero and there may fail.—F. H. Sweet,
in The Epitomlst.
Olil and Strawberry l!n<lg.
Very rarely have we had a season
more conducive to tire growth of weeds
in the strawberry bods than this has
been. We could not get into the gar
den to root out the weeds for weeks at
a time, and the consequence was that
the plants were almost swamped. He
roic treatment was required to clear
them out. But we have done it. First
we went over the plot with a scythe,
cutting down all the grass, ragweed
and other foul stuff. This was raked
off and drawn away on the stone boat.
Then we put a good team and plow in
and threw the land bottom up. berry
plants and all. This was followed by
the harrow. This left n good seed bed
for the new plants. These we took
from the old bed of this summer. A
nice lot of runners had grown up be
tween the rows, and these we trans
ferred to the new bed. A fine shower
coming on shortly after we had finished
the work of transplanting helped to
give the new plants a start. Now we
will go through the rows with a culti
vator as often as needed, and also
through the rows of last year's plants
we will save over for one year more.
It has been hard work, hut we arc- sure
It will pay well.—E. L. Viucent, in New
York Tribune Farmer.
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(f THE CHILDREN ENJOY ! |S§ :
, Life out of doors and out of the games which they play and the enjoy- *''-o^\p\
j mcnt which they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the C"^
' 'P greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their i
( \'fi-ffi j happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which is V^cte
* i ' / / given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs f\'|v
/// on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its f '
/ if component parts are known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from
jit every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, ,t\\ 0/\ j
|II well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy, &\\" r t 7
Ui because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, is— /ft*.
Syrup of Figs—and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should
Ji\-j' be used by fathers and mothers. -X"ssp.Vffik
V Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and
naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the
sj'stem effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results
from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against \ '"s}
\* which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them
grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give
them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs
assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and j. £
gentle—Syrup of Figs. s'"'
* ts quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the /
laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but
y- also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of p*- _ 1$
'0 the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal- * •^f r $!
H i.* ers sometimes offer to increase their profits. The genuine article may be p \
\ bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty cents per bottle. Please A
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-yX ..pyJJ* CALIFORNIA FIG SYR. UP CO.- U printed on
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'\.i age ' In order to get its s'^JY'Pi
ACSSK ; l ! beneficial effects it is al- A
Thero is quite a nnieronce between i>
shrewd man and one who marries a shrew.
STATE or Onio, OITYT OF OLEDO, I
LUCAS COUNTY. I ''
FRANK J. CHENEY, make oath that he In the
sonior partner of the firm of F. T. CHENEY A
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County nnd Stato aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every enso of CATARRH that
cannot bo cured by the uso of HALL'S
CATAann CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my
. . presence, this Cth day of December,
| SEAL. [A. IX. 188 G. A. W. OLEASON,
< —, — ' Notary Pub Ho.
Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken iniorually, and
nets directly on tho blood and mucous sur
faces of the systoin. Send for testimonials,
free. F. T. CIIF.NEY A Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggist 5,75 c.
Hall's Farmily Pills arc the best.
American linotype machines and printing
presses are used in England.
FITS permanently cured.No fits ornervous
neHsaftcr first day's uso of Dr. Kline's Great
Norvoßestoror.s2trial bottle and treatisefroo
Dr.lt. 11. KLINE, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Paila., Pa.
American windmills can be seen in the
land of the Jordan and Bashan.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup forehlWren
teething,soften the gums, reduces inilamma
tion.nllayspuiu, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle
Flying fish have been known to jump ten
feet above the surface of the sea.
PUTNAM FADELESS I)YES produce the
brightest and fastest colors.
Some people who run into debt are
forced to crawl out.
Piso's Curo cannot Do too highly spoken of
•s a cough cure.—J. W. O'DRIEN, 322 Third
Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, I'JJJ
The millionaire's chief end is the divid
end.
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•r No pain-cure of any' .nd has ever succeeded 2
H? in competing with ST. JACORSOIL. Its virtues T
B t* have been proclaimed by millions of restored *f
I sufferers, 'vho have bees cure !of RHEUM A- *
TISM. NEURALGIA, SCIATICA nnd many J
other painful diseases by its use. It has beon 2
J aptly termed the coat conqueror of pr.in. 7
*r From its use despair gives way to Joy. It heals V
t'C* quickly and surely. It is simply marvelous. 'J
25c. and 50c. sizes. *
* ITS CHEAT PENE'.'KAUNS POWEB J
£ BEACHES THE CAUSE OF EAIN. 7
I ESTABLISHED FIFTY YEAhS. 4 A
Genuine stamped CC C. Never sold In baft.
Beware of the dealer svho tries to sell
"sometlK-ijj Just as good."
DROPSY ™r c .°„^L T , : i:z
aw. book or lottlmonißU mid 1 o (Inn*
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PE-RU-NA CORES CATARRH
OF KIDNEYS EVERY JIME.
DANGEROUS kioiiV DISEASES UUREO^^H FE |
Pe-ru-nn Creating n National Sensation in the Cure ?HH|P|jj '[| IVs
of Chronic Ailments of the Kidneys. f-fiHHR W |
Major T. H. Mars, of the First Wis
consin Cavalry Regimont, writes from
1425 Dunning street, Chicago, 111., the
following letter:
"For yea rs I suffered with catarrh
of the kidneys contracted in the
arm y. Medicine did not help me any
until a comrade who had beenhrtped
by Peruna advised me to try It. 1
bought some at once, antji soon found
blessed relief. 1 kept taking It four
months , and am note well and si rong
and feel better than lhave done for
the past twenty years, thanks to
Peruna."—T. 11. Mars.
Mr. John Vance, of Ilartfoid City,
lnd„ says: "My kidney trouble is much
better. I have improved so much that
everybody wants to know what medi
cine I am using. 1 recommend Peruun
to everybody, aud some have com
menced to use it. The folks all say
that if Dr. Hartmnn's medicine cures
me it must he great."—John Vance.
Mr. J. Brake, Of I'd vol en. Ontario,
Canada, writes: "Four years ago]
had a severe attack of Height's dis
ease. which brought me so loiv the
doctor said, nothing more could be
done for me. J began to take Peruna
and Munaltn, and in three months
1 xvas a well man, and have con
tinued so ever since."—.J. Brake.
At theappearnuceof the first symptom
I have been using Ripans
Tabules for over two years
as a medicine for general
ills. I always keep a sup
ply on hand, and find they
come in handy for everyday
use in case of headache,
constipation or a bilious
attack.
At druggists.
I'ho Five-Cent packet is enough for an
ordinary occasion. The family bottle,
60 cents, contains a supply for a year.
of kidney
trouble, Pe
runa should
be taken.
This remedy
, strikes ut
, once the
very root of
the disease.
It at once re- M
lievesthecn
tarrhal kkl
-1 ueys of the
. stagnant
, blood pre
venting
tlio escape of serum from the blood.
Peruna stimulates the kidneys to ex
crete from the blood the accumulating
poison, and thus prevents the convul
sions which are sure to follow if the
1 poisons are allowed to remain. It
gives great vigor to the heart's action
and digestive system, both of which.
1 are apt to fail rapidly in this disease.
Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys
, simply because it cures catarrh wher
i ever located.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
, isfactory results from the use of Pe
runa, write at once to Dr. Hartmnn,
giving a full statemeut of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
: valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Ilartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
i Ohio.
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